After numerous delays, the series is now set to premiere on October 16th at 8:00PM ET, with the Tom Ford episode scheduled for the following week.

The hour-long documentary was filmed during a period that included his return to womenswear and includes some rare behind-the-scenes access to the designer. More than that, it offers an emotional look at the man himself, including candid conversations like this:

“I remember the day I left Gucci,” Ford says. “My last day which was in April. I came home, pulled all the drapes, and went to sleep. I woke up the next morning and looked at my calendar. It was usually so full, and there was just nothing. I didn’t know who I was, I didn’t know what I was supposed to be.”

and this:

“I have, sometimes, mixed feelings about what we do because we convince people they’re not perfect enough,” he says. “We promote materialism, which is ultimately not the thing that brings you happiness in the world.

“We don’t own anything in our lives,” Ford says, “we don’t own anything in the world. [I think of it as] a bunch of stuff I’m swimming through in this life to go from here to wherever I’m going afterwards… The most important things in life are your connections to other people.” (via Racked)

Amazing, no?

I have been looking forward to watching this and it is kills me that it won’t air until October now!